I
Present Oiiicers lie-elected,
with the EXception of Se-
cretary. Miss Scott Suc-
needing Samuel Richards
tycoon-Address by . Rev.
Humbffirles
The annual meeting of the Norwalk
Historical and Memorial Library As-
siciatioa was bold last evening and
officers were elected for the year. The
rehalntier ot the evening wits spout
' in‘ listening of a most interesting and
instructive lecture by Rev. Ronrriy F.
Humphries, lec'ior of Trinity Episco~
pal church.
.The old officers were re- -t,IltIc.ted with
one except.,i1111 that of secretary. Sum-
uel Richards Weed, who tor some time
has filled the. office in a manner which
left nothing to be desired. round that
being in New York as much as he is.
he could not attend to the work as he
would like to and declined the rye-elec-
wbo has
tion. Miss Angeline Scott,
been assistant. secretary.
to fill.his plat-.11,
follows:
l’r'csidentwr‘.
was chosen
St. .lohu Lockwood.
Vice I’r'esident——’I‘homas I. Raymond.
Secrets 1'y-Miss Angeline Scott.
'l‘rettsurerwJohn P. ’l‘restlwcll.
The society received a very interest-I
of almanacs
also
im-
were
presented to the bindery by Mrs. Eliza-
ing prcsontwa number
printed in the early twenties:
history which bears a l‘hrubury
print and is very old. 'l‘hrsc
both Quininrd of Norwalk.
The address by Rev Romlly II‘. lIium-
phr'ies then iollowori.
a tery insinuate. dissertation.
'Htlbjoirt was “0111' Puritan He: itnge.‘
Mr,
of tilt.- Cromwell type
and shaped the destinies ol' the coun
try
Mr.
ever‘new blood and the c
cannot be changed.
MR8. HALL'B PREOPERTY ATTACH-
Frederlck Keyeer Claims He Overpald
Mthage $100.
A rather peculiar suit. has
cover. $106.05.
The defendant hold 11
against tilt-.- plaintiff for $550.
had paid I00 much.
Today. however.
the detention! was attached to
it.
n... W... .1
COUNCILMAN AMBLER’S ADDRESS
Tell the Members of industrial League
About the Mysteries Of the Pike;
The industrial League of the Nor-
walk Methodist. Church had the pleas- .
urn last, evening of listening to an ad
dress on the St. Louis Exposition by
Councilman Fr'tIdtIrltIk B. Ambler, who
was at the exposition during the most
of the time it. was open. At the con-
oluslon, refreshments were served.
. n—AN XMAS BAZAAR.
Under auspices of the bullies Aid
Society of the let. M. iii. Church, will
be bold. in Red Men a Hall. Friday and
satanic evenings and Saturday after
noon. and made articles at the' fun.
or tabla" homedressed doll 1 all sizes
and prices: dust caps and a rope. lust
. to suit; delicious homemade candy in
month for the evenings stile, ice cream
and cake. nitI and coffee, The Tulip-
IiedJi‘ishpond and Fortune booths will
, pie and friends are invited do visit us.
We are sure the lost. nccoesscry pup
and here. Only 10 etc. admission.
9 not forget the dates. filth and 17th.
Friday and flaturday evenings. Y. .M.
(i. A. Orchestra for Friday evening.
. _
transit mason raozsu even.
no the 11st c pie or days the
than upperhtorwsii: harb’gr has from up
sonny and a steamboat would now
JIIVBLcousderabls dlihonity is blowing
. mohair iholo‘o. From present appear.
the his three matted schooner
" several days unloading a cargo
, in for the St. George Pulp and
r coninW. will be forced to make
hiro rob to the winter. .
'l‘luI oiiicers are as
it was very
pleasing to those who heard it and
His
Humphrics opened by analyzing
the Puritan character and contrasted
it with rhocavallcrs of the period. and
while he found that the cavalier-s were
much more picturesque and lovenbie,
that It. was it good thing that the met!
pr edom install"
Hurnphries closed by bringing
home forcibly the thought that ‘whnts
1M
01‘ other races may add to the super-
etrIuctrlro of the government that the
principal which form the foundation
and which are fundamentally Puritan
been
brought by Frederick Keyser of West
Norwalk, against Alice A. Hall, to re-
mortgage
The
plaintiff In paying the 3550 with inter-
est paid $660 with interest When the
mortgage had been paid and be secured
release be made the discovery that be
He consulted his
attorney, Judge Joseph R. Taylor. re
garding it. and Judge Taylor wrote to
the defendant; but received no reply.
Ha thou sent a registered letter. but
the defendant. refused to receive it.
'suit was brought. to
recover the $106.05, and property of
cover
, large variety: pics and cakes. Refresh»
lib worthy attractions. Our wwnspeo
‘ chases for the Xmas stocking may no
Enters at the South Nor-walk
randomly on second Glass Matter.
solos 11.1.1119; . “ '
sores FltliM semi
I'K‘Douplass Tristram S'erloliBly .
Burned while Playing with
a Garment About the Steve
, Douglass 'l‘riutrnm. aged three
yours. son of William ii. Tristrnm, of
Rotonmiiiii had a nar1ow escape from
beta tuned to death yesterday after
noon. As- it ‘wus.>the child was our
lously injured and Butters asony from
the bums.
Mrs. Tr'lstrtrm loft. the house for a
few minutes to feed some chickens
and little Douglass was in the sit. til;
room. He had an old stocking w ill
which he was playing. While his
mother was out. he removed the lid
. from-.tbeI airtight stovcm and put the
stocking in the stow. He snatched
it out again and was holding it in his
hand when his little dross caught fire.
He was soon enveloped in flames and
started to run to his mother. She
was just returning and saw blur in his
blazing clothes. With rare presence
of mind’ she seized him and entlnguishv
ed the tire with her skirt and woolen
gloves which she was wearing. Dr
Bobannan was called its dressed the
wounds which wore quite severe. ex
tending down the right side almost
from the shoulder to the hip The
child' at eye brown and hair were badly
scorched
BIG RAILROAD MERGER.
Consolidated Still Acquiring Small
Lines In the State...
NEW HAVEN Dec. lit—«Both Pros-
Idcut Mellon and Vlcoi’r'esldent Todd,
of the New York New Haven & Hart-
ford Railroad Company. being out of
town. the purchase of the railroads at
the head of the Berkshire division in
Western Massachusetts could not be.
conilrmod today. A local railroad
authority speaking on the subject,
stated that It was probably a part. 01
the general policy of the New York.
New Haven til i-lut'tfurd Railroad Com-
pany of nun-glut; its made by the pur-
chase of stock. or by the cxuhange of
its owrpstock for that of the merged
roads. He added:
‘ “Several years ago that part of the
Housatonlc system not under lease
was legally mergcdwith the New till-
you .Ctnnpnuy. The new purchases
would make the morg'er of the lions-
studio system complete. it is likely
to bs.followed soon by the merger of
tho-Derby line, mid of the Danbury
and No1waik road, in both or which
1111-. It. New Haven it Harlan-d
now outfit but a remnanto the min.
ollty sh rats. in the case of e Darby
Illa. neuritis now morph condom
nation 01‘ two minority shares and its
result may depend the early merger
of the two lines.
"The purchase. however. of the
leased lines of tho Housatoulc in West-
or 11 Massachusetts may have some spo-
clul significance in connection with
the urtprisitiou of lire l’oughkt‘epsle
Bridge systtm and oi the Ontario 8;
Western, which will supply a more
direct lintI from the coaltields to Vt'cst-
urn Massachusetts than has hitherto
existed, There are also possibilities as
to the extension of the Housatonic sys-
tcrn from Plttsflcid and the state line
northward. Each of those two termin-
als are within striking distanre of Al-
baby of about Lhir-ty five or forty miles.
Any plans of the klnrl.irowevc1 if they
exist, 11111111 be considered in connec-
tion with the New Haven's truckagc
rights and terrnlnul facilities at New
York city below Woodlswu. which are
forfeited under the old lease i!’ the
Central Company lo'bulld u compete
from ihtI Grand Central terminal. with
the New York Central and the liarmlem
”The matter may thus have some
bearing on the throat of the New York
Central Company to build so compet-
ing line to Boston across Connecticut,
for which the survey Is now in prog-
r'ess.”
a
~The couch that is for parlor or liv.
ing room. a big line to show Ray
111111111 a Sun. Open evenings.
PINE LEDGE WHIST CLUB.
The members of the Pine Lodge
Whlst Club were. entertained yester-
day afternoon by Mrs. F. t-‘it. John
lAJtikWOOil, of East avenue The first
prize wns awarded to Miss Fanny
Hoyt; the second to Mrs. Francis Mon-
11rd while the guests prize was so-
cured by Miss Wood. of New Canaan.
Tho- next. meeting of the club will be
llt'itl with Mrs. ilocnnrd tit. her home
in Union Park. .
SLEIOH RIDE To BMDGEPORT.
A party of young people who board
on Crescent. Terrace enjoyed a sleigh
rldd to Bridgeport. last. night. and had
line uuppt'r' at the tinrmllton. The
party was cornposed of Miss Pink.
Miss item-don, Miss liunt, Miss llo~
Icardus. Miss Seymour. Mrs. Baker.
Mr. Sherman and Join Clark.
BLAZE UNDER FiRE PLACE.
A smouldering fire in some Wood un-
tlcrncaphé. the tire place in the home
of Dr M. L. Cronin, in Washington
street. yesterday afternoon.- was the
cause of a still alarm being sent to
Putnam Hose Company. The tire was
readily quenched without. the use 6f
chemicals
We...
STATEHOOD Iii-l. FINISH!
1 WASHINGTON. Dec. 1‘.-writs
ate committee on territories today
completed it work on the State nod
Bill. and authorized a favorable report
on the monitors addition soda all?
,._ q... .. .mmwm
Unanimously lie-elected by
One Ballot (last by l.~Wil|is
Cavanagh,ihe‘Didest‘Membor
or the Department
it took the members of the Norwulk
Fire Department but a very few min-
utes last night. to re-uornlnulc the
present ellicient board of officers The
meeting was held at the headquarters
of Picnecr' Brick and Ladder Gom~
puny, in Main street. rind the norhlhtiI-
tions'leil be endorsed by tinI Incont-
big city council.
Chlci’ J. Thornton Prowltt 111',i5icd
and called order shortly after ti o It
and litter the reading oi‘ the tail
Secretary .I. W. Greenwood, a motion
that the oldest also in the department
in point of service cast one vote for
the present board of officers. ’i‘lrlu
prevailed and J. Willis Cnvanugh, of
the Pioneers, having curved the infig-
cst. of any man in the department,
cast the necessary ballot, rte-electing
the following officers:
Chief Engineer—J
Thornton l’t'ow
.—
it
First Assistant. h311girreer~—~I<‘r"etltnitrk
W. Smith. .
Second Assistant Errgir1cc1-lcdwnrd
J. Thomas.
Secr-etmy-«John W.‘ Gonorrwood.
Department Physician—Jinx William
J. Tracey.
The latest. officer among the board
Fit-elected is Edward J. Thomas. who
was elected a few days ago to fill out
the unexpired term of second Assist-
ant Engineer Thomas S. Murray. who
have as his reason for res;gning the
sortemeni that. his duties us until car-
rier diti not allow him the time be de-
sired to pin. _
work. Mr. Thomas, however, is by no
means new to the doparturmri, ‘bnving
Iticea resurrected with Pioneer Hook
and Ladder Company for stIveruI
years, a number of which were spent
assecl‘etal'y and treasurer of the. con)-
puny. He was also active in the re-
organization of the cornpnny.
Before last night“ s meeting adjourn-
ed Chief Prowitt‘ took occasion to con-
gratulate the department on its presI
out fine condition and prophesied a
successful year. He believed the do
partment to be in hotter condition
now than ever before.
The oilicers have been notified to
meet with the chief on Friday evening
and present. their reports. and in turn
the chief will make his annual report
to the city council before the close,
111‘ the your. probably at. Monday even-
ing's meeting. With the ending of
Hill-i. Chief Prowitt concludes twenty-
three years' active service as chief of
thc department
HEALTH OFFICERB' CONFERENCE
Papers Read by Professor Conn and
there.
HARTFORD. Doc. lfi.I~'I‘l1e second
days' session of the conference 01‘
health officers of the state, under the
auspices of-tlre State Board of Health.
was held in Hunt Memorial building
today, opening Willi an address of P10-
lessor W H. Conn, Ph. D. of We .leyun
University. on ‘Certnln Phases of the
Milk Supply in Relation to Sanitation.“
Ho‘urged that there should th bnt-it-r-
lolo‘glcui as well as chemical examina-
tion of milk and said that tho bcnltlr
oilicersv should take steps to illtlsitm-
inaw Information regarding dangers ll.
runs to accrue from the use of milk.
lie was followed by Dr Walter ll
Steiner with a paper on "llipiticmlt-
(lorebroISpinabil’ionlnuitls. llr. Stern.
or referred to the history of those cpl-
domics from 1806 down to thr- proud-111
time. He paid 11 tribute to Dr. Elisha
E. North, of (losben and Now London
whom hock Oil spotted fever, published
in 18”, was one of the early solld' con.
tributions to the study (11' the discus...
'l‘litI germs cruising 1h malady were “iv
an discussed and none fuctanivcn in
regard to the recent epidemic of it in
Hartford.
Professor H. E. Smith. M. i).. of
Yale, gave a paper on ‘Use of Copper
Suits in Purification of Public Water
Supplies.” and was followed by lI. 1..
Ford, 11 civil engineer of tilt 111,1 1m
"sliwage Problems in Comm-11cm."
TO arr-oped BEVERLY CASE.
Rumors that acute Davis Was Killed
and Not Drowned. .
BEVERLY Mesa. Doc. 15.--—'i‘he
authorities of Essex County have do
clded to reopen an investigation into
the death of Bosnia 0 Davis. twenty
two yearaold daughter of Otis N. Davis
of Beverly Farms. whose bruised body
who found on the beach in the latter
part. of, September. An inquest is t"
Present Board of Engineers,
in on the department.
on merit (liven
,the Wigwam in
0,12. M.. gave in
plioo last overrun; mi
rigs number of.
My; certainly a very;
in) Rough itldei (lice
ntI gave a. number
Rod Morris
their .frtiepd
pleasant l)“
of selections
progr am on;
. Good
and 'tnembcrs of the
Kline (Jinn
‘ the
Anhcuser
" and Glee Club.
11. Brawn '
\iiwalSp '
in luv it >
' doll min (lice Club
9t Kathleen "
(‘hor us
Ht'lt‘i‘l ion,
[luring
calm were
(“111113;th the
errtoerl). W. 11.11.11.111 F. ii.
a return; ice cream and
d.’1‘ho committees in
LA; (I rier Harry 5. Wilson,
0. .. Tllonlaa W licmresscy 1‘3.
J. Reynolds. W. P. Smith Jr. C. A.
McNamara I
itci‘reshinéntswd. H, (Iaiingcr, J. Ii.
”:hnub. Charles Stoluwald, S. C. Mar-
shall; .l. H, Sheldon. Jar-ob Utzingsr,
Charles it) ‘ ockwood.
Door—~F i.. Jurld,.A. bi. Pohlmnn.
Gus Kocouh, R. J Smith. Thomas
Hyde, W. A. Stevens
' Wm.-._-
wuuourt some
HE kitten HIMSELF
New 1.1.1111... Unable to Sc-
cure Work and Support
Family of Seven. Drinks Acid
NEW YORK, Dec lbs-After trudg-
ing through lbssnow from one end
of the city to the other in the vain
hope of securing employment, his wife
and six children without food and or
dared to, input their home in an upper
or: runnymcnt of rent. John Corcoran, a
(dork. today i.‘ll\lt‘tl his life by drinking
truxiioiic ucul.
i'm'cornn lost his position three
wwks ago through illness and durlrrt
the.- period 01’ idleness his scanty sav-
ings disumnIurod. Yesterday Cort-or
no obtained Work with a gang of city
snow shovclors, bul lm'was too weal
from illness and was forced to unit at-
tcr an hour's trial with the shovel.
lbcn the task of searching for em
ploymoni. was again resumed. 'l‘ho1-
ought-y ttlsc'oulaged, Cormmn rptur'net
burnt: last. urgllt to find his wife and
children without food and the notice
of disposucssion on the door. "I'll ht
back soon with better news." he told
his wife. Early this morning Corner-
1111 rcturutui. went to the kitchen, and
without saying a word started to raise
a bottle of curbolic acid to his lips.
The woman, realizing what he was
about to do, leaped to take it from
him, and than ensued a ntruggltI In the
plum-tutti! of the six little ones, in which
the mun finally conquered and drank
the poison. thn‘uu ambulance sur-
geon arrived Cursor-1111 was dead.
-.'-..‘. ..'»...
OBITUARY RECORD.
..ww
MRS. CHARLES N. RAYMOND.
M111. Charles N. Raymond died this
nnir'niug at 12:30 o'clock at her homo
in itownyton. Dotti-used“ was taken
ill last Monday. and suffered with new
1111.! girl. of the stomach. which finally
r'tIutrthd Iher heart. She was forty-
i‘our years of age. and is survived by
her husband and one daughter, Miss
May ii}, Raymond. 11. teacher In the
Franklin school. Deceased was born
in iieilliort. L. I. She had many
friends who will be grieved to learn
of her sudden demise. Her mother.
Mrs. Emma Mousell. two brothers,
John H. Monscll and Joseph Monsell
and one sister. Mrs. Wilbur hates, sur-
vlvc. The funeral services will be
'held Sunday afternoon 'at 2 o‘clock
from the family residence.
Milt-l. DEBORAH SCOFIELD.
Mls. Deborah Scolield died last night
at the residelure of her granddaughter
Mrs. Jesse Brirndsgo. at 76 Spring
street south Norwaik. The deceased,
who wait in her eightyvtifth year. was
tho widow of the late George it. Sco-
iisld, of Norwalk. and is survived by
our daughter. Mrs. Elizabeth Parks.
and neon, Theodore K. titans, oi Nor—
Fast Side tenement house botausa at I
Ill 1
BHIHEEUUWN
. HIIWNEII‘
Four Teams were on Structure
Across Elk‘liiver, Connecting
'Easi and West Charleston,
West Virginia, When ircol-
lapsed, Causing Many Deaths
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Dec. 15.—~.
The suspension bridge connecting East
and West Charleston fell through it»
day, precipitating six teams and a
number of school children. estimated
variously from a dozen to thirty, into
the ice-covered waters some fifty feet
below. The following were rescued
within an hour: .
‘chia Smith, nine. urrn broken and
injured internally: Lillie Cavendar, 16.
bruised: Louise McWhor'ler and Helen
ilayondnr, who went down. but got
out themselves on the ire; lrn Wood.
:1 driver; William Hi Is. a driver.
both badly bruised; (ledge Woodcll, a
driver: lionr'y Fielder, who was per-
traps fatally injured. The dead body
of Maurie Higginbotham. aged eight.
was recovered. Ui‘ thirteen horses, but
one escaped. Raydiurnphrey is misa-
lug. '
Great. and anxious crowds line the
banks. as. many people on the west
side are employed in Charleston. But
one strand of the cable remains. The
bridge turned turtle as it went down
and the floor is lying amid the ice
lines. a little below the place. of cross-
ng. Men in hours are tishlnt,r in twan-
ty “14.0! water for bodies. The bridge
had been in a dangerous condition
for someI time.
COIAJMBUS, 0., Dec. lit—A telegram
from Charleston, W. Va. says:
Two bodies have been recovered
from Elk river, where the suspension
bridge. collapsed today. They are:
John Higgmbothsm and Ray Humph-
rey, both school children. 1 The river
bank is filled with frantic Women who
[car that their children haVe been
drowned In the river. The entire po—
lice and tire force of the city is at‘the
river. rescuing the people and taking
our. bodies from the river. it to esti-
mated that there were thirty people on
iho bridge and that twenty of these
were 'hOol children. Six teams were
plnuget into the river. .
sHonr CALENDAR.
com to come Before Superlor Civil
Court Tamar-row.
The following cases will come up In
short calendar tomorrow before Judsc
S. A. Robinson in the superior civil
court. .
enamel A Weed vs Daisv G. Weed.
“or leave to amend complaint for fur-
ibor' allowzunce W. S anlev Lockwood
of 1d. vs. Alice C. Lockwdod et dist,
motion to open Judgment of Nov. 9.
1904. and for no warrior or sale. no-
ceptance of committee’s report. no
provai of deed. supplemental judg-
ment! town of Fair-field vs., the South-
oort National bank at al.. defendant's
motion to oxpunze; John S. Hoyt vs
town of Dorian. for Judgment; Bridge»
‘11. 1. ba\'in_‘8 bank vs. Howard N.
Wakeuran et aim. foreclosure; John
F. Botz vs,'lIl. P. & A. F. Wiegsnd,
judgment for want of answerr John
F. Betz vs. Henry F. Wiegand et. at,
answer or foreclosure; the Eagle Hot
00.. in matter of receiver. appoint-
ment of permanent receiver: Egbert
Rococo vs. Sarah E. Roscoe et at. de-
murrer; Charles W. Hoyt. application
of. for order of sale: the Coleman &
McCarthy corporation. in matter of
receiver. appointment of permanent
receiver, approval of bond and for
limitation of time for presentation of
claims: Michael Quaka et al. vs. Am-
erican Slovenian Mercantile 00“.. mo-
ton of receiver for permission to
bring suit against bepovski and Al-
epovltch: Charles K. Bishop vs. N. Y»
N. H. dz H. R. R. Co. demurrer: e11-
ienslon of limo for tiling notice of de-
fense: Edward Lee vs. Millie Leo.
plaintiff's motion for more specific
statement: Frederick B, Hendrlc et
at. appeal from probate motion for
resound of appeal; the Clark Cast
Steel Cement 00.. vs. David N. Clark
st 111. motion to make more specific, to
strike out and to separate causes of
action; Phoebe Fox et al. vs. Charles
Fox et.al.. executors. hearing on al-
lowance of trustee's account: Metrop-
olis Manufacturing do, up. David W.
Lynchpmotion‘ for permission to file
amendment to Ililflwm'i. Victory Row
land vs. the Connecticut Railway (it
Lightlna Go. defendant's motion for
permission to tile amendment to an
swer; aaiunel B. Belden vs. William
Hughes ct. at. foreclosure: Martina (1.
W111. .rman vs. Southnort National
bun st. 111.. motion to make answer
walk. The funeral services will be
held 111 3 O‘clock from. Mrs. Bruntluge' at
more specific; Henry Lee. administra»
tours N Y.. N. Y. on 11.11.01».
motion to correct second count. of
be held by Judge Daniel A. Ballard of
the district court at Salem tomorrow.
Miss Davis disappeared one evening
while she was supposed to be at
church. When her body was found the
next day there were rumors that the'
young woman ad been murdered.
The authorities decided. however. that
sits committed suicide by drowning.
and the bruises on the head and face
were caused. by contact with rocks on
elicit _.
it has been determgncd to {Mm} .
residence minori'ow afternoon. The
Rev. ‘lmwls KuMoore, pastor of the
Norwslk Methodist. Church will util-
t:into. and the remains will be tritiumM
to itidueilrld for interment. Saturday
morning. lw
' Mills MARY WAKE-MAN.
The funeral oil Misti Mary Wakemsn
was held this afternoon at 2 o’clock
tron: iii; reutdsge‘c of her sister Mrs.
[ complaint;-
, Harem vs. acidic
James H. Pullers 1111.
Charles H Anion. petition of Abbie
Potters to be made continuum
“only 1'). Bench. trustee. vs Frank
. fleet-a. judgment for want or so-
swat. Bouthnort National bank it
matter of recetv for order to com-
I Herero; lllllo
:Burmum. w. Frederick A.
rm. William
in f... flout fro d v11. char-y it
w"... 175 552 as Shown by the
, vnsscrs. That of Lieutenant Govemor
'. drosstnaiter;
Narrow I
Elmer M. Boyotg .
in south portioni‘
cloudy. bib
ROOSEVELT’S PLIIIiALlTY
111 STATE or new rock
Official Returns olths Board
of State 'Canvass‘ers
lllMli W i 4 ‘
AIHHISIII
One Man Iiilled and Half a
Dozen Seriously up it ‘
the Chicago, Burllni .
Quincy Railroad, This [Morn
1119
CHICAGO Dec 16.—-Fastmail train
No 11.011111: bound. on the China.“
Burlington and Quincy Railroaddv ’
wrecked today two miles west of
tol. ill. Oscar Johnson. fireman. .
killcd and Engirfiaer Jenn Cowdrey‘ was
pro rsbly fatally injured. The trim
was composed to mail coaches only
and carried no passengers The mat
clerks escaped injury. ,
nuss:r.1.-1-1Aarwer.1.._
'ALBANY. N. Y., Dec. 15.~Rtme-'
veli's plurality in the state of New
York at the last election was 175,652.
us showu by the official returns certi-
fied today by the board of state can—
Frank W. Higgins, for governor, was.“
80.5611. Judge Parker is shown to have
run nearly 49.000 behind, Judge D.
Cody Herrick. the Demos tic candl-
date for governor. Secretary of State
John F. O'Brien. Republican candidate
for rte-elector}, led his ticket with a
plurality of 138. 690 his total vote be-
ing only 18.144 less thrill Roosevelt's
The board of state canvasscrs. which
comprises the secretary of state. at-
torney general. comptroller, treasurer
and state engineer and our-voyor, met
today as the law requires, in the office
of the secretary of state and canvass
ed the returns certified by the several
county canvassing boards Upon their
vote of today the successful candi.
dates will be notified of their election:
and certificates of election issued tuI- i
cordingly
l‘he highest elector on each presl- Pretty Wedding at “l0 Home. O! R”.
dontinl ‘t1cket is taken as the stand- 0. 8.1' homom.
arc in the figures which follow relat Miss Louise Hartwell. of NorWAIIt,
lug to the choir» of'presideutiai elec- was married to Edgar Russell, of
tors. James E. March, (doctor for Bridgeport, last evening, at. 8: ill)
Roosevelt. received a total of 859-533 oclock. The ceremony was perform-
votos, the highest Parker elector re— ed at the home of Rev. and- Mrs.
calving 683.981. The other party to 8.1‘bomes. with the Rev. D. 8. run
this for prostieni. are: Social Demo- mas. pastor of Grace Baptist Chum .
crutlc, 30 833: Prohibition, 20.7872811- ol‘litiatlng. The bride gracefully air
cialist Labor, 11,127; People's Party, teretl the parlor on the arm of the
7.459 groom. She carried a shallow be
For governor. a total of 1.625. 907 quot and was clad in a pale bl
votes were cast, of which Frank W. crepe de Paris tr minted in applique.
Higgins received 8137261. a plurality pointed lance and velv.s1.After the
of 80.560 (War the total of .1" 7111 cast it‘lvmon the bride and groom receiv-
for D. Cody Herrick. Other cautii- ed many congratulations from their
dates for governor receivud: Ponder relatives and friends, after whisk a.
gar-it, Socialist Democratic 36.2w; Mc- swell reception followed. and at if ’
Ken, Problbtlonisi, 20. 568: Deleon. o'clock M1. and Mrs Russell Were ao-
Setlullst Labor, 8.ll76: Bo'ulton Petr-i compacted to the South Norwalk eta»
pic‘s. 6..015 Defective. blank andi tion by it large crowd wno showered .
scattering votes for governor iotnirti rimI upon them. The happy couple
8.121. left on the 11:15 train for Bridgeport.
Edgar M. Gillian, for chief judge. where they will reside in their 1111le '
and William E. Werner, for assistant furnished residence. The. many .
judge of the Court of Appeals, receiv- friends of The Nor-walks are vely any
ad 1,.540 471 and 1.541. 986 respectivmy ry to have Mrs Russell leave hora, its
One of the results of the state also- shc has been a long and faithful work
tion proper will be the loss of status 91le the .Grace Baptist Church, thou
is on official party by the Socialist they are glad to learn of her good for-
i.abor party. it having failed to oust tune and hope one will. over prosper.
be necessary total of 10.000 Votes for Guests Wore present from New Jerrod
ts candidates for governor. The, So- Bridgeport and New Haven; .
:ial Dernom'atic party retains implies the guests present from ew HM: up
in the third column. The People’s were Mr and Mrs. SimonJ hnsofi
rally was on the ballot by petition. sins of the bride.
111:», total vote for governor shows
In incrrase this year over last of 69,- wruum They received
:89, sldebodi‘il flinch silver anfidhthaflw.
table linen and many at or useful ,
household articles. I
MR. PEARsoN's REPORT. .
A meeting of the Hat Finishers“ ws‘ir
held last evening. at which Robert
Pearson, the local member of the Na.- ,
tionul Board of Directors, reported the '
proceedings of the meetings held in '.
New York on Monday and Tuesday.
Stephen Feldv. delegates to the meet-
inc of the Connecticut Federation of
Labor in October. reported the actions
of the convention. ‘
TUCKER FOR COUNTY COM
SION R.
--The very popular Mi"sion film'-
ture is worth looking at. Raymond &
Son. Norwalk.
OHIO FIRE SPREADS.
ClNClNNATl, 0., Doc. 15.——Flre
which started today in the Ohio Seat
'flivllmny's plant, and spread to an ad-
iolnlug building occupied by the Run.
lolpb Slurro Anchor Tannery, caused
about 5176.000 loss. Following so
Ilosely on the fires of Tuesday niaht
and the $75. 000 fire in the Mamoltth
‘arbon P111111 factory. the firemen were
nearly exhausted the intense. cold
making their Work particularly diffi-
cult. MERIDEN.Deo iii-Just be
A... boarding a train for Hartford to
NATIONALS BEAT compANy n Governor Chamberlain aunon
that. he had appointed Reuben HQTu ,
tr, of Ansonin, county commialllOn y
for New Havar County. to fill the
mmlrud term of Charles Brewer“
ceased of Waterbury.
mom. will hold until the
acts. There were several sand '
for the comnrisslouershtp.
FOR SALE.
FOR 8ALE~BUSINE88 Bull!
In good order. [adults A Harrid
FOR BALE—A GOOD. SERVE}
nblo horse for business or ill“.
purposes. Apply at the Crescent Lou
dry. 1115
FOR BALE—THE C 0. ST JOHN
homestead. comer of East Ave arid
nook attest. house of 17 rooms. seat
and about an acre of ground: alto
house and two lots at 17 Osborn Avti.
'Apply of Jacob M Lathon. 8.299-
Garmo. John E bureaus. l). “ '7 y?
or o. a. Wilson . 1111 1111
.nuusthw pm 1
wFOR BALE-um ALMOST
The Nationals had a not game of has-
ket ball last evening at. the Amory.
’l‘hcy defeated the Compitny D team by
the overwhelming score of 39 to 2.
The Company D players were much
outclassed and did not play a very
strong game.
—CARD OF THANKS.
l desire to express my thanks to the
employee of the Hubbeil Hat Factory
for their many ktndncsseu at the death,
of my husband.
M.RS E. J BOENISCH.
WANTED.
WANTED 4- 01an won HAND
work on straw hats. Early applloaI
tion should be made'to Dennis and
Blanchard. 182 Water street 119 Bi
WANT.EO-PAIR OF‘ ROBE TO W)
on light wagon axle. Address iii. T
is co. 5
B care-lb oiil di 1t. Sheet iron stove. Flush. Nov":
wouraoo—nosnpnns— s1NoLn meadow. fig Washroom Inset. lilo.
roman WlAUll' boar: fromI 86 to 87 pter Norwalk. «1
woo . the era mprovemen e, III-I-I-«w» new ,-_ III-I-
Mrs. H. A. Crow, 11 Elizabeth 81.. d8 31' FOR SALI-II-MILLINWRY
, «11ers. ordain it sold at once Add
WA‘NTlD—POSINOXK ‘pon my?! Milli cry. lilontinei Office. .
oral casework three Blob apes . ' -I
in ii . A i l m t e V was “Lou-nonstruom It
are 3 r a M y ”mp 0" on M 111'? and furniture. Mutt be sold this
11! W hi to at
WW“. 1111 n 8' sure. inquire 16 Day street.
WW :1- m‘pr 13': Gileg‘W Norris": ‘ A
man 0 it l' e boat on raw or :1»
firm of teedoooIcapuar. Splhry 111072 To LET.
per your and an onset n'uid u'ookiy. "
Address M Pore 1113011111 Nor‘wnlk FOR “mm-ans ROOMS
Conn. ‘ ilt 3'on street, 1111111.. an. hurrah
correct.
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